The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
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My court jester once said:
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"All the best fools come from Ireland...
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...but only a greater fool
would go there."

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You should have my fool's brain,
and he yours.

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You'd profit by the exchange.
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Thank you, Majesty.
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Oh, you!
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What malicious star rose in my sky
the day you were born?

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You're a child in council.
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I saw them draw you into this
and tried to warn you, but it was no use.

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Why not win in Ireland?
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No man wins there.
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Ireland's been fatal to every commander
who risked his fortune there.

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Even the cleverest of soldiers
would find it difficult.

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But you're so dazzled
to command an army...

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...that you'd follow the devil
in an assault on heaven.

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That's one thing the devil
doesn't know.

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Heaven's always taken by storm.
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Robert...
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I can't let you go.
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- I'll never see you again.
- Foolish fears, my darling.

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Remember this:
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That when I come back and all turns out
well, you thought all would turn out badly.

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Come closer and tell me
everything will turn out well.

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And so it will. So it will.
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Do you really want to go?
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Yes.
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No. No.
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But I've said I would, and I must.
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It's not too late yet.
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Remember...
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...if you lose, it will divide us.
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If you win, that will divide us too.
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I'll win, and nothing will divide us.
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Is it so hard to believe in me?
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No.
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I'll even forgive you if you need it.
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Here.
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My father gave me this ring...
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...and said if ever he lost his temper
with me...

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...to bring it to him
and he'd forgive me.


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